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Noun
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The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025 -
This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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CHiPs was real, Kid Cop Nights is fake, and neither the two-dimensional storytelling of the former nor the hacky absurdity of the latter seem to have much in common with either of the shows referencing them.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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The latest teaser trailer features some of the same delightful absurdity as the 1984 original.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The full length sequel, with a budget reportedly topping $34 million and boasting several A-listers, was expected to take the same themes as the short while upping the lunacy.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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